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Melvin Curtis
Mills
Feb 3, 1959 — Oct 14, 2021
De Queen
Mr. Melvin Mills
Mr. Melvin Curtis Mills entered this life on February 3, 1959, to A.J. Mills and Ethel Lene Tucker Mills. He passed from this life on Thursday, October 14, 2021, at the age of 62 years, 8 months, and 11 days, due to complications of Cancer.
He was preceded in death by his parents; nephew, Joe Bob Mills; cousin, Bobby Abe Mills; and grandparents, Tobe Tucker and Katie Kight Mills Chase.
Melvin loved hunting, fishing, being outdoors, and was a member of Ash Creek Hunting Club. If he was having a bad day doing the things he loved, you could find him sitting in the dirt looking for crystals. He enjoyed time spent with his family, friends, and his fur babies.
Melvin leaves his memories to his wife of 38 years, Sheri Mills of De Queen; daughter, Jessica Mills Hudson of Woodward, Oklahoma; special son, Michael Waggoner of De Queen; two brothers, Arthur James Mills and wife Dianna, and Carl Eugene Mills and wife Carolyn, all of Corsicana, Texas; two sisters, Pamela Kay Sumler and husband Duane, and Sherrilene Faye Wynne, all of De Queen; special cousin, Bobby Davis of Gillham; three grandchildren, Jordan Mills, Benjamin Hudson, and Mackenzie Hudson; two sisters-in-law, June Pinson and husband Jerry of Dierks, and Stacy Higgins of De Queen; brother-in-law, Jay Whitley of New Orleans; two half brothers-in-law, Will Whitley of Ohio, and Chris Whitley of North Carolina; half sister-in-law, Amanda Hoover of Kentucky; his special girlfriend, Billie Shepard of Dierks; as well as cousins, nieces, nephews, other relatives, and a host of friends.
He worked many jobs during his time here on Earth. He cut firewood, worked at Pilgrim's Pride and Tyson Foods. In Oregon, he worked in plastic and fertilizer plants.
The family of Mr. Melvin Mills will receive friends from 6:00 to 8:00 P.M., Sunday, October 17, 2021, at the Chandler Funeral Home Chapel. A graveside memorial service will be held at 11:00 A.M., Saturday, October 23, 2021, at the Oak Grove Cemetery, De Queen, with Mike Chenoweth officiating. Following the memorial service, family and friends will go to cast memories of Melvin in the hills at Ash Creek Hunting Club. Funeral and Cremation arrangements are entrusted to Chandler Funeral Home of De Queen. You may send an online sympathy expression at www.chandlerfuneral.com.
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